The National Weather Service in Lincoln issued a Winter Weather Advisory from 6:00 p.m. Tuesday to 6:00 a.m. Wednesday. (Image Credit: National Weather Service Lincoln, Illinois)

The Town of Normal snow parking ban, issued 5:00 p.m. February 5, will end at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday.

The Town extended the ban, originally set to end at 7:00 a.m. Tuesday, to allow snow plow crews to finish clearing residential streets after a round of nighttime snowfall Monday, said Normal Public Works Director Wayne Aldrich.

“Our services aren’t predicting over 2 inches of snow at this point so it’s likely we won’t be in the residential streets [Tuesday] evening,” Aldrich said.

The National Weather Service in Lincoln issued a Winter Weather Advisory from 6:00 p.m. Tuesday to 6:00 a.m. Wednesday for portions of Central and West Central Illinois including Bloomington-Normal.

The forecast office expects areas from Canton to Bloomington and northward will receive the heaviest snowfall, from 2-3 inches.

In 2006, Nathan and Rick Masters started Masters Bros., an electrical and heating & cooling (HVAC) contractor business. Today the business employs a staff of 40 people. “About 70% of our business is electrical and 30% is HVAC,” Rick said. Another brother, Jeremy, joined the business in 2009.

Social media users in Bloomington-Normal may have noticed an online feud between the Normal and Illinois State University Police Departments.Normal Officer Greg Leipold insists it’s all in good fun–and for a good cause.

Last week’s One Voice Task Force sent a delegation to Washington DC, including Central Illinois Regional Airport (CIRA) representatives lobbying Congress and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The group sought government support for three key issues: FAA reauthorization, contract tower funding and an increase in passenger facility charges (PFCs).

Bloomington-Normal residents could see lower electricity and gas bills as a result of the recent federal tax legislation, which will decrease Ameren Illinois’ effective tax rate by nearly 13%.The Tax Cut and Jobs Act of 2017 was intended to make the US more competitive and productive through lower business tax rates, a modernized international tax system and incentives to invest in the US.

With a unanimous vote of approval from The McLean County Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) Monday night, McLean County’s fourth planned wind farm is one step closer to reality.Houston-based EDP Renewables’ proposed Bright Stalk Wind Farm would include up to 58 turbines across nearly 5,000 acres of private land near Chenoa.

As the City of Bloomington worked Monday night to lighten its budget deficit, the City Council made one thing clear: Cash Matters... Alderman Diana Hauman raised several issues Monday night, including the decision to finance a parking lot purchase the City made last month. The City purchased the Frontier parking lot for $961,000 just two weeks ago, a decision the council approved in April 2017. The Council has now authorized the City to finance the purchase with a $1M bond.

Martin’s Home Furniture opened in 1995 on Kays Drive in Normal. In 2004, the business relocated to 501 Chancellor Drive in Bloomington. Vice President Brad Martin co-owns the business with his father Tom, who serves as President. The company currently has ten employees.